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I think this is really funny:*
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20154472
They've used Google satellite images, seen in oblique 'aerial' mode, for the before photos, which makes the buildings look flatter than in the after photos.
Also, these buildings are only a few centimetres above the water level and only a few metres from the shore... what were they expecting? It seems obvious that they'd flood at some point. And in image 4 they're all still standing! WTF!
*that's not to say I find death and destruction amusing BTW